Hope the move went well... it was great to meet up with you and [MENTION=333933]timvan_78[/MENTION]!

It was very foggy this morning due which caused be to be even more cautious than I normal. Other than that it was a good ride.

Wet! Don't mind it one bit though.. It did sting on the downhill run though!

Very warm and humid this morning but it felt nice compared to what it will be this afternoon. Summer is not leaving easily this year, and high temperatures are supposed to reach the mid-90s for the rest of the week. Fortunately the sun is not as intense as in early to mid-summer, so the afternoon commutes do not feel as bad.

I'm going on another bike tour this weekend, a mini-tour along the Virginia Capital Trail from Richmond to Jamestown and back. That should be fun and we won't have to carry a lot of gear.

Storms overnight again but had just moved past by the time I headed out. Wet roads with puddles but the fenders handle it pretty well keeping me dry. Normally I ride once a week on my touring bike with loaded panniers with spare food and clothes for several days. This week I've loaded them three times. Hopefully tomorrow I can take my regular lighter weight commuter.

I ran over a rabbit this morning on a dark wet Chicago side street next to a forest preserve during very light sprinkling rain. I didn't notice it, just felt my front wheel go over something. Went to pick it up the limp body off the middle of the road & laid it down on top of the curb. I hope that was a sign it didn't suffer especially since I like cute furry critters. I see roadkill all the time on my commute, but never thought i would be the cause of one.

Hot and muggy, 73F with humidity around 80%. The headwind of 10mph made it bearable though. In faact, the breeze reminded me of the beach.

[MENTION=301784]PatrickGSR94[/MENTION] - Interesting to watch your commute. You interact with traffic a lot more than I do. I'm on similar roads as you. I ride more to the right, just inches off the white line. I don't tell traffic when to stay back or when to pass as I feel they can make that decision and I'd rather keep my hands on the handlebars anyway. I would consider pulling off to let traffic pass, but I have yet to have enough of a backup to feel the need. Just different styles of riding - thanks for sharing!

I left a few minutes later than I like this morning, but made up the time and got to work fine.

In our office parking lot there were 3 motorcycles parked side by side. I was wishing I had a kick-stand so I could park right beside them. It would look pretty funny.

Sorry to hear it but at least you have something to look forward to! Today was my first ride after cracking a rib. I drove yesterday, first time in many months, and it was a good reminder why I ride!

Rode to work in the rain, light rain, this morning. Most of the rainy sound I was hearing this morning was from the breeze blowing the leaves of the maple tree just outside my bedroom window and dislodged water falling on other leaves so it sounded worse than it really was.

It was about 16C/60F when I rode it. Just in case, I wore a lightweight merino long sleeved shirt under my raincoat in case I felt chilled along the way and I was fine.

I thought the rain was over by 7:30 but it has started again and I have to ride downtown (10min) and back at lunch time for a promotional event for the Bike for United Way that a bunch of us are riding in next week so now that I'm warm and dry, I'm going to get wet again. The worst of it is wet shoes: paper towels don't dry them out enough.

I rode in the rain today, partly because the charity ride next week might be, at least in part, in the rain so I need to get used to it again.

Have a great day!

Think it got up in the low 90's this afternoon but the around 1100 on my ride in it seemed very nice.

Rode 2 miles to drop my daughter near her middle school, then continued on 12+ more to a meeting. Got there w/ time to cool down and change. Usually don't ride to offsite work meetings, was nice to have a chance.

My commutes since my last post have been great. The weather is working with me.

First commute with my new high volume panniers on [actually, they're not really bike panniers, they're two adapted 40 liters (10.5 gallons) trekking backpacks].

I'm quite satisfied, since I moved to my workplace an amount of stuff that would have otherwise requested the trunk of a car.

Anyway, the added weight blessed me with the same acceleration capabilities of a freight train...

75F/23C muggy humid and dark as can be.

I catch an interesting sound occasionally passing the North end of the landing strip at National airport....on approach and landing, the jets will leave a swirling wake of air that sounds like a hissing snake. Once on a humid cloudy morning I even saw a snake of swirling air whipping about in front of me, I thought I was hallucinating.

Rained stopped halfway and the wind the same. Not bad overall. Seriously pondering getting a speedo just for mornings like this.. lol!

Raining when I woke up, slowed to a drizzle by the time I walked the dogs. A little mist left over when I left on the bike. Nice ride. Well worth the effort.

Cool morning ride. Wore a jacket and left the sandals at home. Focused on enjoying the ride and sunrise. Should be a very pleasant 75 for the ride home.

Pouring rain, thunder, lightning, the works.

Still, it was better riding in to the office than it would have been trapped in a car.

Another beautiful morning. I decided on the fixed gear at the last minute because the road bike tires were down to about 40 psi, and no use tempting fate for pinch flats.

Riding it home yesterday, I was going a little too fast on the switchback curves at the Greenway trail head and had a hard pedal strike launching me and the bike in the air. Just a little. I came down with only one foot on the pedals, recovered and held it, but not before banging on the saddle and tilting it forward about 30°. It's adjusted with a bolt and nut and unfortunately I wasn't carrying a wrench for it, and brute force felt like it was going to break the rails before the clamp gave so I rode it home that way. Pitched forward sliding off the seat so I braced in the hooks and went. I'm pretty sure it was my fastest ride on that bike :lol: but definitely not my preference.

So, barefoot ride? Nice.

Looks like a lot of rainy rides for folks. None here. Just a regular kinda commute. I had to dodge an indecisive squirrel, but that is a pretty regular thing too. FRIDAY!!!

I had a shifting mishap while downshifting to a stoplight, dropped the chain, then got the chain jammed. Doh! Took a couple minutes to unjam it, got my hands good and greasy and used up all the spare time I had. Really had to hustle to catch my train. Caught the train, but it was down to the last three seconds or so, and I was drenched. Ugh.

While hammering to get to the station, a fox ran across the road right in front of me. So that was nice.

Rained overnight, but I figured most of the pavement would be dry before I set out, so I didn't bother with fenders. Not the best decision, because the cool temps (~5C/41F) meant that things just weren't drying up very quickly, so I got a bit of splatter. Overall a decent ride, but there was some tricky negotiating with merging traffic on a high-speed road.

I got as far as coasting for about 10 feet before I realized I had to deal with chain suck and the rear brake cable that had come undone when I changed a spoke (and then a tube that flatted after the new spoke pushed the spoke nipple through the rim tape). I figured I wasn't going to look for anymore trouble and drove instead.

68F / 20C A cool, starry, beautiful Monday morning with a slight headwind. Lot's of runners and bikes out.

So it's that time of year again: To cover ones headlamp or not. One guy passing the other direction mumbled "thanks for not covering your headlamp"....My take on this is if I need a headlamp to see, I want both hand on the bars at all times possible.

Absolutely perfect 52-55 Degrees with no wind or humidity. It sure beats pedaling through that thick soup I've been dealing with since June.

[MENTION=206245]dcb23[/MENTION] - What are your aiming options? Maybe tilt your head down a bit but keep your eyes up? But honestly, if you're out running or biking when it's dark, you've got to expect headlights in your eyes.

Comfortable morning here at 68F and lower humidity. I had a little tailwind for the first few miles.

A guy and his German Shepherd were about to cross the street to an open area and play some catch. The dog got a bit excited and ran out in the street not too far ahead of me. I had somewhat anticipated this and was already on the brakes. Nothing happened except for the owner scolding his dog, "You don't pay attention, do you Bubba?" The dog had one thing on his mind: the ball.

Friday's ride home was a frustrating endeavor. Legs were a bit tired so I just tried to cruise easy and enjoy the late summer heat. Cruising along the highway and popped the chain trying to get into the big ring. Just some greasy fingers so it wasn't too bad. 1/2 mile down the road something clatters to the ground, look down and see part of my light mount bouncing on the ground. Swung around and picked it up stuffing the light and mount pieces in my pannier. Couldn't wait to get home before something else went wrong.

This morning it was a surprising 61 degrees with mostly clear skies. Decided to wear a light jacket just for the cold in the low creek bottoms. Nice to have a morning ride with the skies clear enough to see some stars. No sandals or bare feet today... canvas crocs to keep the toes warm.

Nice morning. 59 degrees, sunny and a light wind. I started by going for a 5 mile run. It's now getting dark enough when I leave for a run that I carried a light, mostly to improve my visibility to vehicles.

Then I hopped on the bike and had a pretty uneventful ride to work. About 3 blocks from the office some guy in his 20's bombing down the sidewalk on a BMX bike hollared, "Nice that you're rockin' a Go Pro!"

Ummm... it's a flashlight I bought at Menards and zip-tied to my helmet.